Dale v. Marvin
Oregon Supreme Court
From Wallowa: John W. Knowles, Judge. In Banc. Statement by Mr. Chiee Justice Moore. This is a suit by Mary E. Dale against Edgar Marvin, Sheriff, and others to enjoin a threatened clouding of the title to real property.
Read the full summary
From Wallowa: John W. Knowles, Judge. In Banc. Statement by Mr. Chiee Justice Moore. This is a suit by Mary E. Dale against Edgar Marvin, Sheriff, and others to enjoin a threatened clouding of the title to real property. The complaint charges, in effect, that pursuant to the provisions of the laws of the United States, James H. Dale, prior to the year 1900, made a homestead entry upon a tract of land, particularly describing the premises, in Wallowa County, Oregon; that on March 9, 1900, he gave to the defendants Bart Stephenson and F. M. Hitt, partners as Stephenson & Hitt, his promissory…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Chief Justice Moore.
The statute declaring the liability of each spouse for household outlays reads:
“The expenses of the family and the education of the children are chargeable upon the property of both husband and wife, or of either of them, and in relation thereto they may be sued jointly or separately”: Section 7039, L. O. L.
This law, enacted in the year 1878, was evidently borrowed from Iowa, for the statute of that state upon this subject is identical with the language quoted: Ann. Code of Iowa, 1897, §3165; Watkins v. Mason, 11 Or. 72 (4 Pac. 524). The defendants’ counsel…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Frost v. ParkerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1884
- Black v. SippyOregon Supreme Court · 1888
- Watkins v. MasonOregon Supreme Court · 1883
- Holmes v. PageOregon Supreme Court · 1890
- Hoskins v. DwightOregon Supreme Court · 1914
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by2 opinions
- France v. FranceOregon Supreme Court · 1919
- State v. BurkeOregon Supreme Court · 1928